Shoe-rest



(No Model.)

F. H. BROWN.

SHOE REST.

No. 499,093. Patented June 6, 1893.

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NITED STATES ."PrvrIeNTN OFFICE.

FRED I-I. BROWN, OF DETROIT, MICHIGAN.

SHOE-REST.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 499,093, dated June 6,1893.

Application filed December 3l, 1892. Serial No. 456,886. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Beit known that I, FRED H. BROWN, a citizen of the United States,residing at Detroit, in the county of Wayne and State of Michigan, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Shoe-Rests, of which thefollowing is a specification, reference being had therein to theaccompanying drawings.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in shoe rests, andthe invention consists in the peculiar construction of a bracketdesigned to be secured to the wall and carrying an arm pivoted theretoadapted to be extended, the arm being provided with a box receptacleshelf, a brush box thereon, a blacking receptacle and a shoe support.The extensible arm has means to lock it in its extended position, andthe foot rest has means to lock it in its transverse position.

The invention further consists in the construction, arrangement andcombination of the various part-s.

In the drawings, Figure l is a vertical, central, longitudinal sectionthrough my improved shoe rest. Fig. 2 is a top plan View thereof showingin full and dotted lines the different positions of the extensible arm.Fig. 3 is a side elevation of the foot support showing the arm in whichit is pivoted in section to illustrate the manner of locking it.

A is a wall bracket adapted to be secured to the side of the wall in anydesired manner at a short distance above the floor, where the device canbe conveniently used for blacking` shoes. At top and bottom this bracketis provided with the forward extending arms B in which is pivoted thestandard C of the extensible arm, the standard being provided withsuitable pivot pins at top and bottom. The extensible arm D formedintegral with the standard C has formed upon its inner end a box shelfE, preferably comprising also the vertical flange F extending up besidethe standard C.

G is a box secured upon the shelf E, preferably by means of screwspassing through the flange F at the rear thereof. This box is dividedinto the compartments H H for the usual brush and dauber. Forward of thebox receptacle, the extensible arm is provided with the circular flangeI cast integral therewith and forming within the blacking receppin O ofthe foot rest I). A suitable arm is provided with means to lock it inits extended position and the foot support is provided with similarmeans to lock it in its transverse position when in use. These meanspreferably consist of a mortise or groove a formed in the stationarymember and a tenon b formed in the movable member, all so arranged thatwhen the two are brought into alignment, the tenon will fall into themortise and lock the parts from further rotary movement. Thus when thearm is extended in the position shown in Fig. 2 in full lines, the armwill be locked in that position, so that it will not swing upon itspivot and, the foot rest being turned transversely to the arm, as shownin that figure, the mortise and tenon lock will hold it in that positionwhen in use. When it is desired to turn the arm against the Wall it israised until the tenon is disengaged from the mortise in the stationarybracket A, and it is then turned as shown in dotted lines in Fig. 2 andthe foot support is always turned into parallelism with the arm in thesame manner, the cover being closed. Thus I get a compact device adaptedfor all purposes which are required for such devices and which may beturned out of the way when not in use and firmly locked in position whendesired to be used.

What I claim as my invention is l. In a shoe rest, the combination ofthe wall bracket, of astandard pivoted thereto, an integral armextending from the standard the box shelf formed on the arm at the innerend, a flange cast integral with the arm forming within a blackingreceptacle, an extension beyond the blacking receptacle and a foot restpivoted in the end of the extension, substantially as described.

2. In a shoe rest, the combination with the wall bracket, an arm hingedthereto and having a mortise and tenon lock, means for lock- IOO ing itin its extended position, the box shelf formed thereon at the inner end,a box secured to said shelf, the circular ange I cast integral with thearm and forming a blaeking receptaele, the cover K pvoted at one sidethereof, the set screw L, the extension N, the foot rest pivoted in theend of said extension and having a mortise and 'Denon looking deviceWhen arranged transversely to Iche extension, substantially asdescribed. 1o

In testimony whereof I afx my signaturein presence of two Witnesses.

FRED H. BROWN. Witnesses:

J AMES WHITTEMORE, M. B. ODOGHERTY.

